NEW YORK — The bribery retrial of New York City’s longtime ex-jail guard union boss is set to begin Wednesday with jury selection. A jury deadlocked last year in the first trial of Norman Seabrook. If a jury is selected fast enough, opening statements could begin soon afterward. Prosecutors say he accepted $60,000 in bribes in a $1,000 Ferragamo handbag to steer $20 million in union funds to a hedge fund. Earning up to $300,000 annually, Seabrook led the nation’s largest municipal jail guard union for over two decades.

Source: National Post August 01, 2018 04:07 UTC